by Mak Kean Loong | Sep 10, 2026 | 2026, Church, Loving Others, Suicide
When I was asked to write something for suicide prevention month, I was struggling with the myriad of topics I could expound on. Humans are complex, made in the image of God as we are. If we do a search for suicide prevention, most topics would focus on emergency...
by Samara Chee | Sep 4, 2026 | 2026, Loving Others, Spiritual Friendship
For university students in fast-paced, modern Singapore, there are a million and one things competing for our time and shaping our beliefs. Not only is there social pressure to achieve good grades, participate in multiple co-curricular activities, establish a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 28, 2026 | 2026, Following Jesus, Malaysia, Mentoring
Two Saturdays ago, on the 15th of August I attended the 56th Thanksgiving Dinner of the Graduates Christian Fellowship (GCF), Malaysia. I had been on staff with them in the mid-’90s. For some reason, I had not attended a similar event all these...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 21, 2026 | 2026, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
“You were one of my mentors.” Someone said that to me recently. I was surprised. We had worked together about 30 years ago, at a very difficult time in my life. He and the other leaders of the organisation I worked with, tried their best to help me...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 14, 2026 | 2026, Discipleship, Growth, Spiritual Maturity
I am teaching a course on spiritual mentoring,"Growing People Relationally", with Trinity Theological College’s EQUIP programme. I have taught some variation of this course a number of times. This time round I remembered the work of Diane J....
by James W. Skillen | Aug 7, 2026 | 2026, Christian Identity, Governance, Justice
To be a citizen is to hold a political office: not an elected office, to be sure, but an important office of public responsibility nonetheless. But what does being a citizen have to do with the Christian faith? What is the connection between one’s earthly...
